Palettes / Colors / #BBBBB5

#BBBBB5 — Silver Grey

#BBBBB5 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BBBBB5 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B5B5BA; it also sits naturally between #BAB8B5 and #B8BAB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 73% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBBBB5

.text { color: #BBBBB5; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 4%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBBB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBBBB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5B5BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBBB5: #000000.

How #BBBBB5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBBBB5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBBBB4  ·  #BBBBB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBBB5?

#BBBBB5 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 187, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBBB5?

#BBBBB5 is RGB 187, 187, 181 — HSL 60°, 4%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 3%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBBBB5?

Its complement is #B5B5BA; analogous partners are #BAB8B5 and #B8BAB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBBB5 for text?

Black text on #BBBBB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.